navigation acronyms, abbreviations and definitions - International ...

COSPAS-
SARSAT
Cosmicheskaya Sistyema Poiska Avarynich Sudov - SAR Sat-aid Trkg
Satellite-aided SAR system based on low altitude near polar orbit
satellites designed to locate distress beacons on 121.5 and 406 MHz.
COSS Committee on Safe Seas (EU)
COST COoperation in the field of Scientific & Technical research
Cooperation between 17 European countries: Austria, Belgium, Czech
Rep, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Italy,
Ireland, Netherlands, Slovakia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland & UK.
CoSWP Code of Safe Working Practices for Merchant Seamen
COTS commercial off-the-shelf (equipment)
COU change-only update (eg of maps)
coverage The surface area or space volume in which signals are adequate to
permit the user to determine position to a specified level of
performance (after IMO).
COZDIS Coastal and Oceanic Zones Display and Information System
CP charging point (for road user charging)
CP cyclic prefix (to mitigate multipath)
CPA closest point of approach
CPD carrier phase difference (signal processing)
CPD collaborative product design
CPDLC controller-pilot data link communications
CPDLC Build 1 is based on VDL Mode 2.
CPE customer premises equipment
CPF carotenoid-porphyrin-fullerine
CPF Central Processing Facility (EGNOS, MSAS)
CPFPS Central Processing Facility Processing Set (EGNOS)
CPG Consumer Protection Group
CPGS casette preparation ground station (flight planning)
CPL commercial pilot’s licence
CPL current performance level
CPLD complex programmable logic device
CPM Conference Preparatory Meeting (ITU)
CPRNW Commission on the Promulgation of Radio Navigational Warnings (IMO)
CPRS confidential position reporting system
CPS central processing station (GNSS)
cps cycles per second (Hz)
CPU central processing unit
CR change request
CR common requirements
CRC cyclic redundancy code
CRC cyclical redundancy check
CRCO Central Route Charges Office (EUROCONTROL)
Responsible for the collection of aviation navigation charges.
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